Beef Curry

Ingredients:
1 coconut,grated
41/2 cups water
1kg (2 1/4 lb) beef
150g (5 oz) meat curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoon cooking oil
30 shallots,sliced
3 onions,sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic,sliced thinly
5 medium sized potatoes,halved

Method:
Mix coconut and 1/4 cup water.Squeeze and strain to obtain thick coconut milk.Add remaining 4 cups water to residue.Squeeze and strain to obtain thin coconut milk.Cut meat into beat-size pieces and season with 30g(1 oz)curry powder and salt for 30 minutes or longer.Blend remaining curry powder (add more if desired) with water to make a thick paste.
Heat oil in a pan or kuali and fry shallots,onions and garlic.Add curry paste and fry till fragrant before adding beef.After stir-frying for 3 minutes,add 1 cup thin coconut milk.Simmer for 5 minutes,stirring now and then.Contunie adding 1 cup thin coconut milk every 5 minutes till used up.
When meat is tender ,add potatoes and cook till soft.Add thick cocconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes,stirring constantly to prevent milk from cuddling.